Improvement in ladies  gaiter-shoes



H-. G. LETSINGEB. Ladies Gaiter Shoes.

Patented July 15 Attorneys.

UNI ED STATES HENRY (l. LETSINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO EDWIN C. BURT,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF SAME PLACE.

IMPROVEMENT IN LADIES GAITER-SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 140,836, dated July 15, 1873; application filed May 24, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY (J. LETSINGER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Ladies Gaiters, of which the following is a specification Figures 1 and 2 are perspective views of a ladys gaiter made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 3 represents the patterns.

My invention has for its object to improve the construction 7 of ladies gaiters, so that there will be no seam crossing the instep; and it consists in having the vamp made in one piece with one of the half quarters, and seamed tothe other half quarter, the seam commencing at the junction of the overlapping parts, and terminating in the shank between the heel and sole, as will be hereinafter explained.

A represents the vamp of the gaiter made in one piece with the quarter B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The other half quarter 0 is so formed as to fit upon the vamp A and half quarter B, to which it is sewed to complete the'upper of the gaiter. The half quarters being made of two separate pieces they can be cut so as to give the required shape when sewed together, and thus the usual time, 1abor, and expense of crimping is saved.

The other parts of the gaiter areconstructed in the ordinary manner, and, therefore, need not be here described.

By this construction not only is the inner side of the gaiter made in one piece, and therefore smooth and free from seams, but thereis no seam crossing the instep; and hence a common objection to shoes of this kind is obviated.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim therein as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

A ladys gaitcr havingthe vamp made in one piece with one half quarter and seamed to the other half quarter, the seam commencing at the junction of the overlapping parts,

and terminating in the shank between the heel and sole, as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY O. LETSINGER.

Witnesses:

JAMES T. GRAHAM, T. B. MOSHER. 

